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The Crikey Café Food Court is one of the largest food and beverage operations on the Sunshine Coast. We enhance Australia Zoo's visitors' experience by providing a food and beverage service that is of excellent quality, is value for money and is in a clean environment.
Get here early for the kids' Story Time session in the Food Court. Your children will be entertained listening to 'Bindi's Wildlife Adventures' while you have some time out and enjoy a coffee and a piece of cake.
Take a seat at one of our unique tables made from recycled Queensland hardwood, and check out the Koalas having a nap in the trees in the middle of the Food Court. The Crikey Café Food Court also caters for
*special dietary needs – we offer a choice of vegetarian meals and a menu has been designed specifically for patrons who have food allergies and food intolerances.
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You've been thinking about getting into woodworking for some time, and now that your stock trading hobby isn't much fun anymore, it's time to clear an area in your garage, shed or barn and start gearing up to make some sawdust! But there's so much equipment in a modern woodshop, where do you begin? One practical approach is to start with the big stuff and fill in the smaller stuff later: Acquire the power tools first, then buy hand tools, sharpening gear, vises and clamps, etc., little by little as needed or as your budget allows.
Because most neophyte woodworkers start out with small shop spaces, this article will focus on choosing compact benchtop power tools. Although they were once considered underpowered toys, the newest generation of benchtop machines offers excellent performance and capacity at an affordable price tag. Not only are these machines capable of creating some serious sawdust, they're light and small enough to be practical for "convertible" shop spaces that must serve as car garages or garden sheds when they're not used for woodworking.
The full complement of benchtop tools I'd recommend for building cabinets and furniture and for tackling home improvement wood projects includes a table saw, jointer, band saw, thickness planer, router table, drill press and combination belt/disc sander. I'd also include a power miter saw (it does overlap with the table saw just a bit, so consider it an optional tool if you wish). Let's look at each of these machines individually and examine what it can — and cannot — do, as well as explore a few suggestions for setting up benchtop tools in your shop.
Table Saw: Heart of the Shop
The centerpiece of woodworking shops both large and small, a good table saw lets you do a vast array of straight-edged cuts to tackle all manner of wood projects, from utility shelves to tables and chairs to recommend a 10" contractor's saw for its power and capacity, the majority of benchtop saws also sport 10" blades and are more portable and stowable, making them a great choice for shop-real-estate-challenged woodworkers. Most benchtop models offer the same depth of cut as contractors' saws and a decent 24" rip capacity, although their universal motors (the kind found in portable power tools) are noisier and less torquey. To save your back from lifting and carrying drudgery, look for a benchtop saw that features an integrated folding stand, like the Bosch 4100 or Ridgid TS2410LS. Folding stands make it easy to pivot the saw from a vertical storage position to a horizontal position, ready to go to work. Wheels on the stand let you roll the saw where you need it — to the site of the job or perhaps out onto the driveway, when it's a nice sunny day.
To get the most out of a benchtop saw, make sure it's fitted with a sharp, high quality, thin-kerf blade, which takes less power to run than a standard-kerf blade. If you often use the saw for crosscutting chores, consider buying an aftermarket miter gauge. Its long fence helps you cut longer stock more safely, and flip stops allow you to easily cut multiple parts to the same length.
Jointer for Straight Edges
A serious cabinet and furniture maker might say that a table saw without a jointer is like an iPod without earphones — your lumber has to have a straight edge to go against the saw's rip fence or miter gauge for safe, accurate cuts. A sharp hand plane will do the job, if you have the skill and patience to use it, but a jointer makes quick work straightening edges, as well as flattening cupped boards in preparation for thickness planing. A stand-mounted cast-iron jointer with a 6" cutterhead and long tables is the standard for a small shop, but it takes up space. There is currently only one benchtop jointer on the market: the variable-speed 6" Delta JT160. While it doesn't have the power or table size to handle heavy, long stock, I've found it perfectly adequate for light edging or surfacing duties with shorter lumber commonly used for small projects. If you have heavier, longer boards to joint, you can switch to a router table.
Band Saw for Cutting Curves
If curved woodwork is your thing, a band saw is an important purchase. For cutting out smallish-size curved parts, scrollwork and light resawing duties, benchtop band saws with 9"- to 10"- diameter wheels work well. Models including the Skil 3385-01 accept blades up to 3/8" wide and can cut wood up to 3-1⁄2" thick. Fitted with a narrower (1/8") blade, a small band saw can cut curves down to a 1/4" radius, so it can do many of the same cuts you'd do on a scrollsaw. If a compact band saw's throat depth isn't deep enough for cutting large panels or long/wide stock, you can always switch to a portable jigsaw. Just don't expect a small band saw to handle heavy cuts, such as sawing logs into turning blanks or resawing wide hardwood boards into veneers; step up to a 14" or 15" cast-iron band saw for these kinds of jobs.
Drill Press for Holes and More
You can drill holes in wood with any portable drill, but when you need straight, true holes, it's hard to get along without a drill press. A benchtop drill press takes up very little space, yet it performs most of the hole-boring tasks that a larger, more expensive floor model does. Most 10" to 12" benchtop models sport 1/2"-capacity chucks, 5 amp (or larger) motors, and they offer three inches of quill travel, enough for all but the deepest holes. Simpler drill presses have stepped pulleys and belts that allow speed changes. More advanced models, like the Ryobi DP121L, feature mechanical variable speed — handy for quickly matching motor rpm to the size of the bit and the application. For example, a quicker speed yields cleaner results when boring softer materials with a small-diameter bit. Some benchtop drill presses accept mortising chisel attachments, allowing you to "drill" square holes for joinery or decoration.
Router, in a Table or Handheld
Few woodworking power tools are as useful as a router. But you'll get even more out of this versatile machine if you mount it in a router table. A good table's large surface, sturdy fence and slot-guided accessories (miter gauge, coping sled, etc.) allow a router to perform as a mini shaper or, fitted with a straight bit and offset fence faces, even as a jointer for straight-edging long boards. As a bonus, you can always remove a router from its table to use it freehand.(Hint: buy a router kit with two bases and leave one mounted in the table). A benchtop router table, like the Bosch RA1181, is light and easy to store, making it great for a cramped workspace. But if you have the room, buy a larger router table and stand or base cabinet, like the Bench Dog ProMax. A big router table not only offers better support when routing large panels and heavy boards, but it also can serve as an ample outfeed table for a table saw or other benchtop tool. A router table's cabinet base also offers useful storage for bits, tools and accessories.
Planer for Thicknessing
At some point in your woodworking, you'll no longer settle for building with pre-surfaced lumber that comes in standard thicknesses (3/4", 8/4, etc.). A portable thickness planer quickly turns rough planks into smooth boards that are just the right thickness for your project. Among the many planers to choose from, my favorite portables offer 13" width capacity that can handle wide stock and glued-up panels. I prefer planer models that feature reversible blades that are easy to change when dull and three-knife cutterheads, which yield more cuts per inch (for a smoother overall cut).
I like the two-speed feature of the DeWalt DW735, which reduces tearout when planing woods with figured or problem grain (knots, interlocked grain, etc.). To ready it for use, I like to mount a planer on a low utility table, as shown in the photo below, rather than setting it on the floor (too low) or on a benchtop (too high).
Power Miter Saws, for Crosscuts
A table saw and miter gauge can handle many wood crosscutting chores. But if your projects often call for long stock or trim that's cut to precise length, consider adding a dedicated crosscut saw to your shop. Compound miter saws and sliding-compound miter saws cut with the workpiece stationary (as opposed to the table saw), allowing safe, accurate cuts on even the heaviest and longest parts. Either type of saw makes short work of not only square cuts, but also miters, bevels and compound angle cuts, all set with minimal effort. The majority of powered miter saws sport either a 10"- or 12"-diameter blade. Sliding saws offer the greatest crosscutting capacity — up to 12" for 90° cuts. If you rarely cut stock that wide, consider a pint-sized compound miter saw, like the Craftsman 21195 or 21180. This small, affordable saw uses economical 7-1⁄4" blades, yet it can crosscut construction 2x4s and tackle compound cuts in frame members, trim and moldings up to 3-1⁄2" wide and 1-1⁄2" thick.
Combination Belt & Disc Sanders
A great complement to portable power sanders — belt sanders, random- orbit sanders, finish sanders, etc. — a benchtop combination (combo) sander doesn't take up much room, but it handles lots of different wood sanding chores. A combo model, like the Skil 3375-01 (see photo, following page), features a 4"-wide, 36"-long belt and a 6" disc. The horizontally running belt is great for flattening the bottom of a bowl or box, or for shaping small parts freehand. The belt's roller end is very handy for smoothing concave, curved surfaces. The disc sander's adjustable table and miter gauge allow you to accurately smooth part ends and edges, and the table tilts for sanding beveled parts. Just make sure to hook up your combo sander to a shop vacuum before putting wood to abrasive, lest you end up with a snoot full of fine dust.
Shop Vacuum — for More Than Just Cleanup
In a small shop filled with benchtop tools, a shop vacuum is an absolute necessity. Yes, of course, you can use it to clean up floors and benchtops, but more importantly, having a vac connected keeps chips and fine dust liberally churned out by benchtop machines at bay. Collection of sawdust not only saves your lungs, but it also actually reduces the dulling of blades, bits and abrasives.
When choosing a shop vacuum, buy the one with the largest capacity drum you can live with, especially if you'll use it with a thickness planer. Large chips quickly fill up a vacuum's drum, and the bigger the drum, the less often you'll need to empty it. Models with 2"-diameter flexible hoses are least likely to clog and are the easiest to connect to the majority of benchtop tools. Use an adapter fitting to mate hoses to ports of a different size.
Setting up Benchtop Tools
One thing that makes benchtop tools a great choice for small shop woodworkers is how compact, light and portable they are. You can use them when you need them, then store them out of the way when you're done. Smaller benchtops fit on a shelf, under a bench or in a cabinet when not in use, then clamp atop a workbench, tool stand or utility table for operation. The B&D Workmate® is a particularly handy tool stand. Its built-in clamps hold small machines steady, and when you're done working, the Workmate folds flat. If you have the space to mount several machines on a single worktable, make sure they won't interfere with each other during use. To make heavy tool bases or large stationary machines easier to move, fit them with locking casters or mount them on mobile bases.


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Pittsburgh coach Agnus Beranato hopes her team is learning while it loses — not just how to bounce back as a basketball team, but how to bounce back in life.
The Panthers (9-18, 0-14 Big East) lost to No. 3 UConn 76-36 on Tuesday night, and are now just two losses away from going winless in the Big East for the second consecutive season.
Beranato said she is trying to teach her players that how they respond to this adversity is more important than winning and losing, and will be in the real world too.
"There's going to be bad quarters in companies," she said. "Well, do you just cash it in? Do you quit? Do you get a new job? No. You stick with it until you turn it around."
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Connecticut (26-2, 13-1 Big East). Breanna Stewart added 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots and Stefanie Dolson had 14 points for the Huskies
Brianna Kiesel had 11 points to lead Pittsburgh and Asia Logan added 10 points. The win was the 28th straight for the Huskies over Pitt, a team they haven't lost to in 20 years.
Pittsburgh has two more chances to earn its first Big East win this season, on Saturday against DePaul and on March 4 against Rutgers. Beranato said her players remain confident they can do it.
"We came in today to try to win," Beranato said. "We came in to shock the world. I think we go into every game to win."
Pittsburgh actually led early, 4-2 on a pair of buckets from Brianna Kiesel, and 8-7 after Asia Logan hit a jumper 6 minutes into the game.
UConn, which missed seven of its first eight shots from the field, took the lead for good on a 3-pointer from freshman Moriah Jefferson.
That started a 26-3 run that gave UConn control of the game. The Huskies held Pittsburgh without a field goal for the final 9:26 of the first half and went into the break leading 37-13.
Pittsburgh has now lost 13 games in a row and 34 consecutive games in regular-season Big East play.
But Beranato said every member of the team told her they learned something in the loss, and she believes they are improving.
"You know Connecticut played Stanford when they were No. 1 in the country and (Stanford) only scored 13 points at halftime," she said. "So I just kept saying, 'Dear God, can we get 13, and we got 13, and that's what Stanford got."
Logan and Kiesel were the only players to score for Pittsburgh in the first half. The Panthers made just five of their 27 shots, allowing UConn to pull away.
UConn stretched the throughout the second half, going up by 30 points, 62-30 on a 3-pointer by Mosqueda-Lewis.
The Huskies dominated the boards, outrebounding Pittsburgh 49 to 29.
Auriemma now has 401 Big East wins, and is only the second coach all-time to win 400 games in a single conference, along with Stanford's Tara VanDerveer.
UConn's Kelly Faris came within a point of a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds. She needs just five rebounds to join Maya Moore as the only players in program history to finish her career with 1,000 points, 750 rebounds, 500 assists and 250 steals.
She finished with four steals and three assists against the Panthers.
"It's hard for me to get really excited about statistics and stuff," she said.
Connecticut finishes 13-2 at home this season, 7-1 in Hartford and 6-1 in Storrs. The Huskies lost on campus to No. 2 Notre Dame and at the XL Center to No. 1 Baylor.
The Huskies were coming off a 60-point win over Seton Hall, and came into the game having outscored opponents by an average of more than 35 points a game this season.
But Mosqueda-Lewis said they know they have to get better to reach their next goals, winning the regular-season conference title, the tournament title and a national title.
"It's still in progress right now," she said. "We've got two more games until regular season is over and three more practices just about, and we're going to use every single one of them to get ourselves to that point."


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Bucknell wins Patriot League crown
Streep scores three, adds assist in victory against Colgate
LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Tournament most outstanding player Charlie Streep scored three goals and assisted on another, and the Bucknell defense was strong as the 12th-ranked Bison got a 10-3 victory against No. 16 Colgate in the Patriot League championship game Sunday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
Now 14-2, Bucknell will be headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001, and for the second time in program history.
The Bison, who came in ranked No. 9 in the Division I RPI, will find out their NCAA destination next Sunday, May 8 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Now 9-0 at home in 2011, Bucknell could be in the running to host an NCAA Tournament game for the first time.
Bucknell swept all eight games against Patriot League competition this season and won its two Patriot League Tournament games by a combined margin of 23-8. Sunday's win was the 300th in program history, which dates back to 1968. It was one of the team's most complete performances of the season, featuring an early onslaught from the offense, suffocating defense all over the field, and superior goaltending.
After the two teams traded goals in the opening five minutes of the game, Bucknell scored four in a row to close the first period with a 5-1 lead, and then made it five consecutive goals with an early one in the second quarter. For the second consecutive game, it was junior middie Nick Gantsoudes giving the Bison the lead for good. His low-to-low shot from the left side snuck past Jared Madison, snapping the 1-1 tie.
Three minutes later, Streep took a skip pass from Peter Burke and scored with a sidewinder from about 13 yards out. With 1:36 left in the quarter Burke scored himself with a spin to his lefthanded side and a shot through Madison's legs, and then after the Bison played for the last shot, Streep came from behind the goal and scored on a fallaway shot with just eight seconds left to make it 5-1.
Bucknell's lead jumped to 6-1 just 1:59 into the second quarter on a rocket of a shot on the run from Billy Eisenreich. Colgate got one back with 6:28 left in the half on a goal from Andrew Mould, ending a 22:45 scoreless drought, and the Bison led 6-2 at the half.
Any thoughts of a Colgate comeback were derailed in the third quarter, when the Bison outshot the Raiders 9-3 and outscored them 3-0. Streep again came from X and scored to make it 7-2, and then one of the prettiest goals of the day came when Streep grabbed his own rebound of a saved shot, and while absorbing a hit slipped a pass back in front to Todd Heritage for the goal. Chase Bailey made it 9-2 after three quarters, and Ryan Klipstein put the exclamation point on it when he stole an outlet pass from Madison and punched it back in with 9:32 remaining.
Colgate won 11 of the 17 faceoffs, but that hardly mattered as the Bison defense took the ball away time and time again. Including Friday's 13-5 semifinal victory against Lehigh, Bucknell conceded only eight goals in the tournament, one shy of the record set by Navy in 2006. Bucknell opponents had 40 turnovers in the two games, and 26 of them were caused turnovers credited to the defense.
Ten different Bison had a caused turnover against Colgate. Defensemen Mike Huffner and Alex Lyons finished with six and five ground balls, respectively, and not surprisingly both were named to the All-Tournament Team after the game. Huffner again had the responsibility of checking First Team All-Patriot Leaguer Peter Baum, and for the second time in a week he held Baum without a goal.
In fact, looking back at the game at Colgate to end the regular season last Saturday, Bucknell allowed five goals in the first quarter of that one, but then only five more goals in the next seven quarters against the Raiders.
Sophomore goalie Kyle Feeney made nine saves, including two critical stops on Colgate fastbreaks in the first quarter while the game was still very much in doubt. Madison made 14 saves for the Raiders, five coming in the fourth quarter.
Bucknell finished with a 41-21 shot advantage and a 35-25 edge in ground balls. The Bison were 19-for-20 on clears and committed only eight turnovers in the first three quarters and 13 for the game.
In addition to Streep's four points, Heritage finished with two goals and an assist, while Eisenreich and Burke both had one of each. Klipstein reach the 30-goal plateau for the second year in a row, but it was the first time all year he did not score multiple points. Klipstein was Bucknell's fourth All-Tournament selection along with Streep, Lyons and Huffner.
This was Bucknell's third time in the championship game since the Patriot League went to a postseason tournament format in 2004, and it is the first time the Bison have won it. They fell to Colgate in 2008 and to Navy at home in 2009.


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"True Blood" creator Alan Ball received a warm send-off in his final Comic-Con International appearance as the showrunner of the HBO vampire series, with fans and many members of the show's cast rising to applaud the man who brought Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels to graphic life for five seasons and is now stepping down from his top post.
Aside from that emotional moment, though, the tenor of the panel was high-spirited and even silly with many, many references to romance, nudity, sex and stripping, the latter courtesy of Joe Manganiello's recent cinematic turn as a male dancer named Big Dick Richie in Steven Soderbergh's film "Magic Mike."
The panel kicked off with a preview of the latter half of Season 5 that revealed Manganiello's Alcide will step up to become pack master and Russell Edgington will create all kinds of trouble (not much of a surprise there). The footage also appeared to suggest that Sookie might be turning in some of her fairy powers (given that Bill sure seems to be glamoring her). And was that a glimpse of a ghostly Godric we saw?
In addition to Manganiello and Ball, the panel included Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Ann Woll, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Christopher Meloni, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin. Ball promised that fans can expect to see three new romances develop before the season's conclusion, and that the story line will further explore the fate of Sookie and Jason's parents.
Wesley described how much she's enjoying Tara's new vampiric identity, recreating the character while still maintaining her essence. "Her life has been saved whether she wants to admit it or not," she said.
New cast member Meloni made a point to compare his role as the Guardian of the Authority to his previously famed turn as Detective Elliot Stabler on the long-running NBC crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit": "Trying to figure out what's a sex crime on this show is very difficult. It's an interesting world to inhabit as an actor… I'd never even heard of a werepanther."
Things became even more interesting when an audience member request resulted in first Manganiello, then Wesley, then Ball, demonstrating their best stripper moves, prompting Paquin to exclaim, "I love my job!" It wasn't the only odd moment, though: Kwanten, at another point, did a walking handstand across the stage after the conversation turned to the actor who was in the best physical shape.
But really, much of the panel revolved around sex, with Ball describing the show's "soft-core porno" fairies, Manganiello promising that Alcide will "sexually eviscerate another cast member" and Skarsgard fielding a question about whether he might take the role of billionaire Christian Grey in the upcoming "50 Shades of Grey" movie. For the record, the Swedish actor has not been cast in the S&M-themed film based on E.L. James' best-selling novels.
"I gotta read that book," he said.
— Gina McIntyre
Stephen Moyer on Sookie/Eric romance
Skarsgard: Eric has to be dangerous
Why we suck the evil out of vamps
Joss who? Meet the writer of the new 'Buffy' film
Ron Howard's quest for 'The Dark Tower'
'Stake Land': Vampires and Americana
'Priest': Not your mother's vampire movie
ON THE SET: Photos from 'Priest' production
Too draining? Harris saying goodbye to Sookie


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I've heard rumors that Office is coming to Android in early 2013 but nothing solid or even credible at this point.
I'm certainly hoping for MS Office to hit sooner rather than later. I've tried most of the Android apps for handling Office docs, ppts, xls but all of them fall short at times. Perhaps most frustrating for me is the format breaking that occurs with word documents with heavy table use.
In any event, when MS Office hits Android I will be able to leave my laptop at home and be 3x as productive with my Transformer 101 or newer tablet (I'm on the hunt currently).
Out of the all the Office apps out for Android at current, I think I like Kingsoft Office the best.


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The Crests & Shades of Blue
Charlie Thomas' Drifters
The Crystals, Mystics & Shades of Blue
The Historic Riviera Theatre presents the Doo Wop Legends Tour Shows for three performances on April 20, June 8 and Oct. 5.
The spring edition of The Doo Wop Legends Tour featuring the Crests and Shades of Blue will be held on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 pm.
The summer edition of The Doo Wop Legends Tour features Charlie Thomas' Drifters on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m.
The fall edition of Doo Wop Legends Tour will feature The Crystals, Mystics and Shades of Blue on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices are $28 for adults and $23 for seniors (ages 62 and over).
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The anticipation that surrounded Justin Timberlake's return to music was intense. It took seven years for him to follow up the Grammy-winning masterpiece that was "FutureSex/LoveSounds," and when he did in March with "The 20/20 Experience," the pop prince helped fill a void in our musical lives, thanks to his slick R&B sound jelled with dance beats.
Now, we may be getting too much of Timberlake.
"The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2" uses the same formula that's becoming his musical trademark: the trance-inducing grooves and futuristic electronic beats helmed by Timbaland and Timberlake, who co-wrote each song.
Unfortunately it doesn't feel new. Like "FutureSex" and the first "20/20" album, the songs on "2 of 2" are long, but they aren't as entertaining or as cohesive as his first effort. Some tracks sound like leftovers from past recording sessions, and, dare we say it, actually drag on.
The album starts on the wrong note with "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)" and the nine-minute "True Blood," both up-tempo songs that lack that Timberlake-esque spark and swag. The lead single, the disco number "Take Back the Night," might be good for mere mortal pop stars, but compared to Timberlake's own lofty standards, disappoints. A better choice would have been the Drake-assisted "Cabaret," which is smooth and has an addictive hook.
Not all of "2 of 2" should be dismissed: "You Got It On" is soft slow jam; listen and you'll feel like you're on a cloud. And the midtempo "Drink You Away" is the disc's most adventurous offering. It doesn't sound like anything else on the album: It's guitar driven with a strong backbeat, with a raw quality that makes it a bit indescribable — and exhilarating.
The multitalented Timberlake, one of a few who could get away with releasing two albums in a year (we're still mad at One Direction for trying that), is releasing dense music when most Top 40 listeners have short attention spans. The album runs 74 minutes, and the average song is six minutes.
That's not to say Timberlake shouldn't challenge listeners with his music. He did it magically with the electro-pop flavor of "FutureSex" before dance music made its comeback, and "20/20" did not conform to radio standards either.
But even for those people who can deal with more than 140 characters and three-minute songs — that includes me — "2 of 2" doesn't challenge enough, and we want and expect more from one of music's best all-around entertainers, especially when the original "20/20 Experience" still has so much more to offer.
By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
Nelly's seventh studio album isn't a total waste of time if you have the patience to get through the first half.
"M.O." starts with the most boring, ear-numbing collaborations, including the first two singles: the somewhat catchy "Hey Porsche" and the smooth, yet derivative "Get Like Me," Pharrell's only puzzling contribution.
The better tracks flourish when Nelly doesn't require serious vocal backup from other artists such as Trey Songz, 2 Chainz, Nelly Furtado and Nicki Minaj.
"IDGAF," featuring T.I. and Pharrell, takes off to the dance floor perfectly and the seemingly self-effacing "Rick James" is an ebullient hymn to the party life in bass steps. "Shake Whatever" is a time-bending track blending arcade game sounds with tribal drums, while "Mo's Focused" grinds slowly and smolders the airwaves.
"Maryland, Massachusetts" is the one track that echoes Nelly's earlier work and showcases his distinctive vocals, otherwise he sadly tends to hide behind his guests' voices and styles.
Nelly, who had a massive hit this year with "Cruise" alongside Florida Georgia Line, collaborates with the country duo again on "Walk Away." It bounces and rounds off the genre mix of the album with an upbeat country hook.
"M.O." is not a Sunday float parade to leave the house for, but it does keep you leaning out your window from time to time.
By Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press
Siblings Este, Danielle and Alana Haim have been steadily gaining momentum with tour support slots for Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and Florence + the Machine. Their audience is mostly comprised of young girls who just want to rock out without giving up on their pop just yet.
"Days Are Gone," the trio's debut album, is slick and radio-friendly, thanks to producers Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, Usher) and James Ford (Florence + the Machine, Arctic Monkeys).
The tracks are delivered with energy and confidence and catchy hooks are easy to come by. This album is instantly likable.
"Forever," "Falling" and "Don't Save Me" are upbeat jams laced with 1980s synth guitars, while "My Song 5" is gritty with its Muse-esque dark guitar licks and R&B vibe. "Let Me Go" is full of attitude, with the group showing off its perfect harmonies.
The album's closing track, "Running If You Call My Name," brings Haim's anthemic pop-rock effort to a close with vulnerable lyrics and punchy vocals. These L.A.-based sisters are newcomers, but they've made quite an impact with this stunning debut.
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A Toledo woman was banned from all city school properties after she allegedly made inappropriate comments to, and then groped, a teacher.
Annette Downs, 54, of 515 Western Ave., is charged with assault upon a teacher; she pleaded not guilty today during an arraignment in Toledo Municipal Court. Her bond, which was then posted, was set at $2,500.
According to an affidavit filed by a Toledo Public Schools resource officer, the suspect, on May 29, called over an Arlington Elementary teacher – who was having class outside – and made inappropriate, sexual comments to the teacher and then ripped open the teacher's blouse and grabbed the woman's breast.
A TPS spokesman confirmed that there was an incident with the suspect and that she will no longer be allowed on school property.
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Dustin Pedroia scored from third on left fielder David Lough's throwing error with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 comeback win over Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night.
Jonny Gomes hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who overcame a 5-0 deficit and improved to 4-5 in Fenway Park where they went 53-28 last season.
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Last spring, I was invited by Rep. Scott Tipton to participate in a telephone town hall meeting. I asked him if he would be willing to allow reduction of the Pentagons budget according to the Budget Control Act (sequestration) amounting to $1 trillion over 10 years. He didnt answer yes or no, but agreed there is room for efficiency savings in the Pentagon budget. Here are some inefficiencies he might address:
Cost Overruns: According to the Government Accountability Office, the cost of the Department of Defenses 98 major weapons systems has grown by $135 billion beyond initial estimates, just in the last two years.
Losing track of inventory: The DOD Inspector General and the GAO estimate that, at any given time, there is roughly a billion dollars worth of spare parts on order that the department simply doesnt need, but the Pentagons inventory system doesnt allow change orders. This is in addition to about $5 billion worth of unneeded spare parts already in military warehouses.
Losing track of leases: The DOD incurred $720 million in late fees for failing to return shipping containers when their leases were up. The hundreds of millions in late fees were in addition to the cost of the actual leases.
Losing track of money: The Commission on Wartime Contracting reported last fall that there was an estimated $31 billion to $60 billion in DOD waste and fraud related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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Re: Blast Off!
I never did a yellow shirt before. Now I can die happy. Mid-century modern.
runnerfrog13 wrote:So I see this got rejected because someone linked a photo that it was pretty clearly based upon. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was never an issue to use a photo as a reference, and I don't see evidence that this is somehow just a photoshop filter or something. Does that make sense?
Pretty clear the photo was traced. You can reference; you can't copy.
DAISYC wrote:I briefly thought this was a Golden Compass shirt...
haha well I've never read (or seen) it so it was def unintentional!
To me it clearly looks like a filtered version of the photo. comparing the dark/light patterns on the cat they match up exactly. I actually recognized the picture immediately just by the thumbnail while skimming entries.
I suppose it could be a manual reproduction, but it would have to have been a painstakingly slow process to get it to match so precisely.
Re: Bear meets whale
wow the colors and illo on this are amazing!
runnerfrog13 wrote:ALOT of the entries are missing this information.
Someone entered an ALOT?
Re: The 4th Dimension
Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I'm working on another version that features just the 4D TV. I'm changing it up a little for composition purposes.
SirLancelittle wrote:I agree with all the votes for just the fourth image and I might go even a little farther and say the TV itself isn't necessary.
Ditto this. Also, I'm so happy that your other shirts are available again!
saw thumbnail, thought cmdixon2, happy to see I was correct...
wubupon wrote:ha!!!! funny
love it
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ochopika you know how I feel about your lovely lovely bots right? They're the best! :3
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I have no idea what style this is. Which is a shame because i like it
cmdixon2 wrote:Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I'm working on another version that features just the 4D TV. I'm changing it up a little for composition purposes.
I can't wait to see it
Absolutely great! gmv
Re: Piratesaurus Rex
Pirate T-rex in watercolor
lonelypond wrote:saw thumbnail, thought cmdixon2, happy to see I was correct...
I completely agree. I love his style and buy just about all of his shirts in a heartbeat. Shirt.Woot hasn't been the same without him around.
I have been checking Goodjoe and other sites for his prints as well.
Anyway, great shirt!
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This is a massive re-working of one of my most popular designs which actually fogged and stay fogged the whole time for derby #248 Art Nouveau. You can see the original here I hope this one is at least as well received.
5 colors on Navy
Re: Winter Walk (Blue)
I am concerned that some of the lines are too fine to show up when printed.
Re: The 4th Dimension V.2
This is in the Trompe-l'œil style.
I had several requests for the 4D TV by itself on the first version. So here it is.
I hope you're all happy! Now I'm all tired and stuff.
sunaness wrote:I can't wait to see it
Wait no longer! Here's the alternate version!
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its watercolor
move along, nothing to see here. D:
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My updated take on "Psychedelia": instead of hippy-dippy old-school psychedelic, I went trippy-drippy rave-style psychedelic!
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Thanks a ton guys! i´m glad you like it!
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4 colors on navy for psychedelia
blk909 wrote:Would love this on navy.
I have to agree navy would be great and make those colors pop!
patrickspens wrote:its watercolor
this one is a must need has my vote!
I'd buy a regular print of it to hang on my wall!
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Inspired by the night, I thought this could fit into the Art Deco or even the Woodcut categories.
This is amazing! we miss you so much here! You are incredible talented!
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A mid century modern inspired design celebrating our roles as the center of the universe, and how utterly insignificant this leaves us.
The text beneath the figure reads "we are the universe experiencing itself"
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4 colors on white for watercolor derby
blk909 wrote:no.
When you told me you were re-doing it, I wasn't sure that I would like this one as much as the original.
I really do love it!
orabbit wrote:Photo? Similar shirts exist?
I have definately seen similair shirts. Zebra is medical jargon/slang for a rare diagnosis. It all started when someone said,"When you hear hoof beats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra". Since horses are the most commonly encountered hoofed animal and zebras are very rare, logically you could confidently guess that the animal making the hoof beats is probably a horse.
If you google rainbow zebra you'll get a lot of results for similair shirts and designs. My husband submits designs to Woot and he learned a while ago (the hard way)to google his ideas to make sure there isn't a similair shirt out there.
That being said I appreciate the design being a "zebra" myself.
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When it comes to generating donations we all know that there is more to digital fundraising than simply broadcasting to your supporters.
It's important to understand who the audience is, whether they likely to convert into volunteers and/or financial supporters and what the best method is of communicating with each stakeholder group to get the best return on resources.
A non-profit's unique donor conversion funnel, steps that a prospective online supporter goes through before donating, is not a new concept to many third sector digital marketers.
Though each process is exclusive to the charity in question there are some basic similarities in the marketing process that we can explore:
Understanding your audience
By gaining a solid understanding of your market segments and their location in your donor funnel you can focus on providing them with the right message at the right time to improve their chances of converting into a paying supporter.
Marketing personas are a fantastic tool to create a well-rounded view of your charity's market segments by forming a personification of your market segments to use as a reference point within campaigns.
Gather your existing data
Start by gathering all available qualitative and quantitative information about those who have already interacted with the brand; from recent event signups and newsletter subscribers to regular financial contributors.
When searching for demographic data for your personas, look no further than your own organisation's social network profiles.
People freely volunteer their demographic information on social networks providing you with information such as age, gender, location and language about those already engaging with your non-profit. You can also gather information on demographics based on the advertising profiles of websites.
There are a number of great tools that can be used to mine persona data such as:
- Facebook Insights/Ads
- Demographics Pro
- Quantcast
- Google's AdPlanner
Don't forget to have a look into your own website analytics data as this can be a great source of data to help identify intent and offer other clues about user behaviour.
Probe for more detail
Finding demographic data is great but it often needs supplementing with further information to get the full picture. Expand your research by gathering more qualitative customer feedback to deepen your insight into your chosen segment's decision-making process.
Use wider market research (Econsultancy's own resource section always a good source of information) to look for commonalities that align with the data you have already captured.
Build a data-centric set of personas
Using all of the data gathered you can begin to piece together a set of marketing personas that blend all of your research into a series of documents, each focused around a single personification of a market segment as this example highlights. Remember to maintain your persona profiles by adding in new data to keep them fresh.
With the persona completed, you now have a (hypothetical) person that represents a whole market segment. This allows you to imagine, understand and plan your campaign around how they might act in response to your charity's marketing methods.
Being aware of what affects a donor's decision-making process is vital and allows you to tailor each of your marketing activities to guide prospective donors through the donor funnel, beginning with an awareness campaign focused on each persona's specific characteristics.
This is the stage in which you can begin to raise the awareness of your cause in the mind of the supporter. Though each campaign needs to be creative and innovative there is value in learning from past attempts from similar organisations.
There are some fantastic examples of broad awareness campaigns in practice such as Water is Life's great #FirstWorldProblems campaign.
This not only raised awareness of the good work the charity does but also gained monumental support from national media. Raising your awareness of your charity's issues through real stories can be a great way to humanise a digital entity.
Use your social media accounts to share insight into the good work being done, the people being helped or the situations that need assistance from your supporters.
Awareness campaigns are great in getting your cause in front of new audiences but to drive real value from those messages you need to engage with your new found friends.
Evaluate the responses to your awareness campaign and you will begin to identify influential evangelists that have shared, commented on, written about and helped broadcast your message. These people are fantastic to interact with as they are already open to your brand and interested in furthering your cause.
There are many tools on the market that attempt to measure the social influence of a user such as Klout and PeerIndex. These can be really useful as long as you understand the limitations social influence apps like these have.
Now that you have a list of prominent users, by reaching out to them to discuss your next campaign we can help drive social sharing of future releases and use their influence to create a network of vocal supporters.
This can be especially effective when working with bloggers as new relationships with their audiences as well as the SEO benefits you gain can drive real value.
Once a user has been engaged they are much more likely to convert into a paid supporter of your cause as they not only understand the need for their donation but also have a genuine relationship with the brand that further extends their empathy for the cause.
The key to success at this stage is to understand that the web has made us all incredibly lazy and impatient. Make donating easy. Keep web forms fields to a minimum and make sure that your website load times are kept to a minimum to stop users from bouncing away from your signup forms at the last minute.
How do you tailor your marketing approach to your organisation's unique conversion funnel? Let me know in the comments below!
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Great post! Digital for non profits really interests me and your section on engagement particularly resonated with me, as I often get really tired of non profit brands doing things which reach the stage of awareness but don't appear to do much more. Awareness is really important but if it can be turned into engagement the likelihood of donation is much higher! Thanks.
Thanks Tara.
I've had the pleasure of working with a number of charities and many really do great stuff when raising awareness of the cause but tend to lack in the area of engagement.
Glad you liked it!
Interested on your perspective / experience on whether charities should force donors into the monthly donation plan (Ofxam) or allow the choice of a one off payment (CharityWater).
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Hi Cynan,
Good question but again I think it all boils down to a deeper understanding of the donor. If you think about the demographics of the group you are targeting then that question becomes much easier to answer.
For instance; a young (18-24) target could theoretically be much less likely to have the disposable income (and social awareness) to offer repeat donations compared to an older audience. Again this is something that your research and user personas can help with.
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Gainesville Health and Fitness instructor Lydia Maree opens up a file that reads like a Rolodex of before and after weight-loss photos. There's Angel, who has lost 88 pounds of fat and 18 inches off his waist; Bob, who dropped 94 pounds of fat and 10 inches off his thighs; Theresa, who lost 18 pounds of fat and built 8 pounds of muscle.
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"I started getting down in the dumps and gaining weight," Miller said. That led to other health problems like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Breakfast is a cup of Kashi cereal with fat-free milk, and one cup of coffee; lunch is a ham sandwich and baby carrots; dinner is 4 ounces of meat, brown rice and veggies. He has two snacks — a cup of prunes or almonds — in the late morning and late afternoon. After dinner, he goes for a walk, and at night, he snacks on popcorn or eats an apple.
He also drinks a gallon of ice water each day. The water must be cold to increase metabolism.
The guiding principles of Miller's diet — 50 percent complex carbohydrates (think broccoli and brown rice instead of pasta and potatoes), 25 percent protein and 25 percent fats, plus a gallon of cold water each day — follow the advice of Dr. Ellington Darden, a renowned coach and nutrition expert based in Windermere, who designed exercise and nutrition programs around the X-Force machines.
Among the programs are those for fat-burning, muscle-building, and various sports-specific ones. Sessions last six weeks and can be repeated.
"We've had 142 people go through the program in the last 11 months. Most people reached their goals in 12 weeks," Ellington said, adding that people shouldn't do other types of exercise if they are using the machines since they stimulate growth hormones and pull calories from fat cells in a way that resembles growth spurts in children.
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Directory separators and cross platform compatibility
I was curious about the impact of the directory separator and how that affects cross platform compatibilitye ver since I started developing on my Vista machine.
I've noticed how different they are compared to the Linux variety. Here's an example:
File path on *nix:
File path on Windows:
As you can see the separator is a slash, either a "/" or "" depending on the OS. Why does this matter? Because if we're dealing with files on the server, and the path is going to be recorded so they can be displayed on the Internet, through a URI, than this is going to introduce compatibility issues if not handled correctly. Sigh..
I've seen open source programs handle this type of issue through concatenation. For example the code:
<?php //$path = 'C:pathtofile.php'; Windows $path = '/path/to/file.php'; ?>
Is written like:
<?php //$ds = ''; Windows $ds = '/'; $path = $ ds.'path'.$ds.'$to.'file.php'; ?>
Is this even an issue anymore? Both Firefox 2.0 and IE 7 render HTML assets whether the slash is one way or another. Maybe if all paths are written like the *nix variety it's all good...
I did notice that when you have a dual slash Windows chokes:
<?php $path = '//path/to//dir'; ?>
Just something to think about...
According to the php manual:
On Windows, both slash (/) and backslash (\) are used as directory separator character. In other environments, it is the forward slash (/).
With that in mind it seems kind of dumb to even worry about this anymore. Just use the *nix variety and you should be fine.


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Top bike advocate Jenn Dice to join Bikes Belong staff in 2013
After more than a decade leading IMBA's Government Affairs department, Jenn Dice will join the staff of Bikes Belong in February 2013 as Vice President of Government Relations. Dice will direct a new Bikes Belong project, the Bohm Strategy Center, which will create a strategic repository of information on bicycling businesses, key contacts, allies and supporters in all 50 states. She will also lead Bikes Belong's D.C. lobbying team and government relations program.
"Jenn is dynamic, smart and focused," said Bikes Belong president Tim Blumenthal, who originally hired Dice to work at IMBA when he was that organization's executive director. "She will help Bikes Belong and bicycling become more politically effective. She, and everyone at Bikes Belong, will also continue to work closely in partnership with IMBA on key trail access and trail building opportunities."
Dice joins an accomplished Bikes Belong management team that includes Blumenthal, Senior Vice President Bruno Maier, Vice President of Finance Erik Esborg, Vice President of Strategic Planning Ivette Rivera and Green Lane Project Director Martha Roskowski.
According to IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel, mountain bikers have much to thank Dice for—and good reason to believe that trail enthusiasts will continue to benefit from her efforts. "Jenn's accomplishments since joining the staff in 2001 are too numerous to recount," said Van Abel. "Although she's leaving IMBA's staff, I'm confident that we will be working side by side for many years to come.
During her tenure at IMBA, Dice and the IMBA Government Affairs team secured partnership agreements with the National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, and furthered IMBA's work with Congress and national coalition partners. She led IMBA's efforts for more and better mountain bicycling in National Parks, testified in front of congressional committees, and harnessed the power of the recreation movement for conservation initiatives.
Last November, Dice was named to Outside Magazine's power list of the top 25 people who influence the world outside.
Bikes Belong's new Bohm Strategy Center is named for long-time Bikes Belong board member and political visionary Leslie Bohm. The information gathered by the Bohm Center will be used to maximize the effectiveness of political campaigns, special events, and fundraising efforts that make bicycling safer and more appealing. The Bohm Center, which will be based in Bikes Belong's Colorado headquarters, will serve as bicycling's war room and its resources will be made available to Bikes Belong's partners and allies.
In her new Bikes Belong government relations role, Dice and her supporting staff will work with members of Congress, the administration, key federal agencies such as the Departments of Transportation and Interior, and national bicycling organizations—including IMBA—who have been the organization's time-tested partners.
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Arsene Wenger always knew he would shift the Barclays Premier League title battle in favour of Manchester United when he let Robin van Persie leave Arsenal for Old Trafford.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson put in a personal call to Wenger as he aimed to push through a £24million deal and beat bitter rivals Manchester City to the signature of the Dutchman. Wenger was in no doubt that whichever of the Manchester clubs landed the Arsenal skipper would be in the driving seat for the championship.
"It was a very professional phone call (from Ferguson) and there was more than one. I will tell you the rest another day," said Wenger, whose side host City on Sunday. "You know when you sell Robin van Persie to Manchester United, that (they lead the league) will be the case."
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Y-C softball slays Giants
LARKSPUR, Calif. – Yamhill-Carlton's third game in California wasn't quite as comfortable as the first two, but the Tigers softball team picked up its third win of the season.
Y-C pitcher Molly Smith allowed one run on five hits, walking two and striking out 11, as the Tigers improved to 3-0 overall with a 5-1 victory over Redwood of Larkspur, Calif.
Yamhill-Carlton's Ember Armstrong went 1-for-4 with a double against the Giants, while Emily Drevdahl and Elayna Apuya each went 1-for-3.
The Tigers continue their season with a Class 4A nonleague contest Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against Molalla at Yamhill-Carlton High School.
Yamhill-Carlton 9, La Pine 4
MADRAS – The Tigers defeated the Hawks in Class 4A nonleague play at the Madras Tournament on Friday.
Yamhill-Carlton (1-4) hosts Taft tonight at 5 p.m. The Tigers play at Newport Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Dayton baseball game canceled
The Class 3A Dayton baseball game against Class 2A Regis, scheduled for Friday at noon, was canceled due to rain. It is unlikely that the game will be made up.


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While working in Chicago this week, I got a phone call on Thursday from wifey saying that Kate had been up all night coughing. She was taking her to the doctor.
On Friday, back at the doctor, I got the dreaded, "we're on our way to the hospital (via ambulance)" call.
This was around noon. My flight was leaving at 8:15. The 1:50 was booked.
My colleague, who was at home and had just had a baby a couple of weeks ago, looked up some other flights and found one at 5:50 and booked it for me.
While on the plane, Kate was tranferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) due to her breathing difficulties.
I arrived at the hospital about 10. No smile from Kate, but she had been calling for me all day (she signs daddy all the time).
I left and all was relatively well. Kate was difficult, who wants that stupid mask on their face?
Today, LC and I (along with many other family members) arrived around 5. Still no smile, but things were stable.
Everyone but me left the room and Kate fell asleep, so did I.
Kris and Granny Kathy (Kate's namesake) came in and Kris immediately noticed a difference in Kate's breathing. The nurse came in, then called the doctor. He arrived and that frightening sight of the entire staff standing outside Kate's room presented...reminded me of 3 years ago immediately.
Doc decided that despite the difficulty she was having, it wasn't necessary to intubate her.
Fast forward another 2 hours, I'm at my parents house with LC, and I get that call...they decided to intubate her.
Ultimately a good decision, we think, but never fun. It's painful and invasive, but probably the best for Kate right now.


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I have been using the base rack now for a month and it works great. I have a hard top carry on and have had no issues. The only thing I wish was the bars where a little longer. I order the ones for my car (2008 Kia Sportage) they fit .it is just that Kia has placed the radio antenna right in the middle at the end of the roof. I was able to push the bars all the way over to the left and have just barely enough space to fasten the hard top carrier without it hitting the antenna. I would recommend checking the top of your car or noting if you have an antenna on the roof and then measuring and trying to order some slightly longer cross bars to makes things easier. The base rack is great and easy to install. The best part is that you do not need to drill so it leaves no marked on your rails when you take it off.


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Connect To the World and Don't use 'Slug'gish Words
Lesson 3 of 11
Objective: SWBAT connect to ideas in a story and acknowledge the character's point of view.
- Slugs video (volume off - just look at the slugs....)
- How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson
- 'Kinds of connections' chart (see resources in sections below)
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: figurative language, connecting, schema, point of view
- slug & narrator cards
- small brown 2"x2" square and one piece of construction paper for each student & markers
- quote bubble for slug picture
- 'Connecting' worksheet for students**
- whiteboard set up
I originally used 'tone' and 'schema' in this lesson, but have realized that this was a bit too much new vocabulary. When I teach this lesson again, I'll use 'point of view' as the main focus and touch on 'figurative language', but keep the lesson limited to the main focus.
**I added this worksheet to this lesson, because it was similar to the worksheet and activities that we completed in the last lesson. The kids needed a bit more practice making connections, and the worksheet was an easy way to see if they could do this.
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Let's Get Excited!!
Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Get students engaged:
- "I brought a movie today about a cool animal – Take a look…"
- Show video-don't use the sound – I just wanted them to see the slugs – My students LOVED it!
Bring students to the same point in learning
- "Can anyone connect with the idea of slugs?
- "Let's think about life from their point of view. What would be hard for a slug to do? Use your slug voice – (demo) – "I can't make it all the way up that rock! What else?" (prompt with climb up on a big rock, see thing up high, find good food)
- "What if you were a slug in school and you were trying to read…. What would be hard to do?"
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Teachers' Turn
Discuss connecting and point of view:
- Reference back to your connections - Connecting helps us use imagery, ask questions, and understand the feelings of the characters."
- Show the cover - "Do you have any connections with this story? boy is 7-8 years old, learning to read, like slugs....."Wow lots of connections!!"
- "To connect better, we can think about the point of view of the character. What are they thinking? We can show this by using a voice."
- "We have talked about different kinds of connections before. Here's a Kinds of connecting chart that we created over several lessons.
Bring in figurative language
I added some figurative language here because I want to expose the students to some of these phrases, but not teach to them explicitly. Second grade students need to hear these phrases used in a variety of situations with multiple examples to really be able to internalize the meanings, so I used them in this lesson.
- "On the board, I have written some figurative language'. As I read, listen of these words."
- "We can talk about what they mean- the context or words in the story will help us figure that out."
- Refer to phrases on the board.
- A slug will LOSE INTEREST
- "Your slug NEEDS TIME to climb…"
- "SPOT them RIGHT AWAY."
- "SOUND OUT" words
- "Show him the WHOLE WIDE WORLD"
Focus on a distinction between deep connections and shallow ones. As Common Core Stae Standards demand, this lesson is helping students learn how to make deep, relevant, text-based connections. See other lessons in this unit for more ideas on how to encourage students to shift away from meaningless connections that don't have much to do with the text itself towards connections that are steeped in text evidence and help students actually understand the text on a deeper level.
- "Here are some examples of point of view... Read and use a 'slug' or 'bug' voice
- "A slug needs a good book because he will LOSE INTEREST"
- "Your slug NEEDS TIME to climb…"
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Students Take a Turn
Explain task:
- "I'm passing out slug & narrator cards. The narrator in this book has a special voice – he/she uses TONS of figurative language, which adds a silly tone to the story. Can you connect to a time when you were silly?" Pause "Try out your 'narrator voice'...."
- "The slug speaks....slowly and sluggish - try out your 'slug voice' ...."
Guided practice
- "Now we're ready to read the book. I'll prompt you to read your part. Use your slug and narrator voices."
- Compliment the voices that show 'point of view'.
- As you read, write down connections that the kids have with the characters/book. Record these connections on the chart on the board and kids copy these on their worksheet.
- I also pointed out the figurative language as I read it and we discussed the meaning as a group.
- This is what the completed whiteboard looked like after we read the story.
Common Core State Standard RL.2.6 explicitly says that the students need to speak in a different voice for each character, demonstrating their acknowledgement of point of view. My students love to act out stories and they learn so much more by 'doing' rather than just 'listening'.
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Apply What You've Learned
Explain project:
- Students create a picture showing 'point of view'. What does a slug do and what would be hard for it?"
- Pass out a brown square of paper and a 'speech bubble'.
- Use one of the phrases on the board to show the slug's point of view.
- This is what my project sample looked like from the whiteboard.
- Here is how I introduced the student project:
- Give kids time to work develop a setting for their slug, what challenges it would face, and what the 'point of view' would be for the slug.
Students share their projects:
- Students share their ideas, when done.
- Reference that there are different points of view. "Second graders can understand that people have different points of view and we should respect how others look at things." Encourage students to share and explain their point of view as they share)
- Here's a few pictures of their work: student sample 1 and student sample 2.
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson can be scaffolded up or down, depending on students' abilities.
Students with academic challenges may need prompting with the meanings of the figurative language. I drew some ideas on the white board and talked through with them what their ideas were.
For students with great academic ability, I would expect them to have a much better idea about the meanings of the figurative language and call on them to give you an example of how they could use it in another context. They should also be expected to make a connections with the story about point of view. Instead of just choosing an idea from the board (that you have for struggling students) I would challenge them to be creative and think of their own idea.


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We are often unaware why we think, feel, and do the things we do. For example, people often feel they need to multi-task to be effective. Unfortunately, it turns out that the more you multitask, the worse you get at it, and the better you think you are at multitasking, the worse you actually are! ( Ophir, Nass, Wagner, 2009 )
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, if you have too much time in the performance zone, you need more time in the recovery zone, otherwise you risk burnout. Mustering your resources to "try hard" requires burning energy in order to overcome your currently low arousal level. This is called upregulation. It also exacerbates exhaustion. Thus the more imbalanced we become due to overworking, the more value there is in activities that allow us to return to a state of balance. The value of a recovery period rises in proportion to the amount of work required of us.
So how do we recover and build resilience? Most people assume that if you stop doing a task like answering emails or writing a paper, that your brain will naturally recover, such that when you start again later in the day or the next morning, you'll have your energy back. But surely everyone reading this has had times where you lie in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep because your brain is thinking about work. If you lie in bed for eight hours, you may have rested, but you can still feel exhausted the next day. That's because rest and recovery are not the same thing. Stopping does not equal recovering.
If you're trying to build resilience at work, you need adequate internal and external recovery periods. As researchers Zijlstra, Cropley and Rydstedt write in their 2014 paper : "Internal recovery refers to the shorter periods of relaxation that take place within the frames of the workday or the work setting in the form of short scheduled or unscheduled breaks, by shifting attention or changing to other work tasks when the mental or physical resources required for the initial task are temporarily depleted or exhausted. External recovery refers to actions that take place outside of work—e.g. in the free time between the workdays, and during weekends, holidays or vacations." If after work you lie around on your bed and get riled up by political commentary on your phone or get stressed thinking about decisions about how to renovate your home, your brain has not received a break from high mental arousal states. Our brains need a rest as much as our bodies do.
If you really want to build resilience, you can start by strategically stopping. Give yourself the resources to be tough by creating internal and external recovery periods. In her upcoming book The Future of Happiness , based on her work at Yale Business School, Amy Blankson describes how to strategically stop during the day by using technology to control overworking. She suggests downloading the Instant or Moment apps to see how many times you turn on your phone each day. The average person turns on their phone 150 times every day . If every distraction took only 1 minute (which would be seriously optimistic), that would account for 2.5 hours of every day.
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8/10/2011 | AGCO Introduces Sunflower 9900 Series Air Carts
New stainless-steel Sunflower air carts offer capacity up to 525 bushels for fewer fills and more acres per day
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DULUTH, Ga., August 10, 2011 AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (http://www.AGCOcorp.com) (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, proudly introduces the all-new Sunflower® (http://www.sunflowermfg.com) 9900 Series Air Carts. Constructed of stainless steel for an extended life span, the 9900 Series combines large tank capacities with the industry's most unique seeding system designed to enhance seed placement accuracy and help producers cover more acres per day.
Since air seeding was initially introduced in North America, many changes have taken place, explains Tom Draper, Sunflower seeding and tillage product manager. Weve seen significant gains in air seeding technology and manufacturing. A prime example of this is the all-new Sunflower 9900 Series Air Carts. These new carts pair with the Sunflower 9800 Series Single-Disc Air Drill, to deliver industry-leading seed placement accuracy and valuable flexibility when seeding in varying field conditions.
Built to the high Sunflower standards, the 9900 Series is made up of three models with capacities up to 525-bushels, allowing producers to select the ideal machine to match the seeding needs of their farming operation, large or small. Manufactured of stainless steel to reduce corrosion deterioration from granular fertilizer, the 9900 Series commodity tanks are available in three configurations, depending on the bushel capacity ranging from the large, three-compartment 525-bushel model 9930, to the smaller, two-compartment 335-bushel and 280-bushel 9920 models. The 9930 model can be configured with a tow-between or tow-behind setup.
The blower system of the 9900 Series air carts is hydraulically driven and provides a strong, consistent airstream that gently delivers seed and/or fertilizer to the disc openers. Seed and fertilizer compartments always remain under positive pressure during operation to ensure accurate product flow to the meter system. An ISOBUS control module allows the entire system to be monitored and controlled from the tractor cab.
An optional variable-rate metering system uses electric over-hydraulic (EOH) technology to control the meter speed independently of ground speed. This gives the operator the benefit of faster calibration and the capability to change the rate on-the-go as well as the potential to apply product to a prescription map using GPS. A ground-driven system also is available.
Four meter-roller options are available depending on the seed to be planted. The high-capacity roll contains eight, 1/2-inch deep bars for use with larger fertilizers and seeds, such as soybeans. A medium-capacity roll with 12, 1/4-inch-deep bars is ideal for lower seeding and fertilizer rates. A low-volume roller is used for crops that require lower seed rates, such as sunflowers. And, for crops that require very low planting rates, such as canola, a roll with shallow depressions is used. Each roller is manufactured with stainless steel to ensure lifetime performance.
For quick, efficient filling and unloading, the 9900 Series features a double-hinged auger for exceptional balance, allowing one individual to easily move and manage the auger to load or unload the air cart.
Operator safety also was of the utmost importance in designing the new 9900 Series Air Carts. Grab handles are located at each climbing point and tread-plate platforms provide solid footing on high locations. Securely mounted double-horizontal bars, which can be lowered for easy storage, help protect operators standing or kneeling near the compartment hatches.
Sunflower, known as the originator of flexible tillage tools, is the seeding and tillage division of AGCO. Sunflower is known around the world as a producer and marketer of top-quality products with exceptional customer support. Quality and service are what todays professional producers expect from their equipment and what Sunflower continues to provide.
For more information on the Sunflower 9900 Series Air Carts, see your local Sunflower equipment dealer or visit http://www.sunflowermfg.com.
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Borgert named top "Citizen"
The 2013 "Citizen of the Year" title was awarded to a local woman for her many demonstrations of leadership throughout the community, including the generous act of donating a vital organ to someone in need.
Joyce Borgert was presented as "Citizen of the Year" during Thursday's Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce Community Awards banquet.
Friend and kidney recipient Steve Archer said Borgert's first reaction to his need for a kidney transplant was to ask "what do you have to do to be a donor?"
"She's really a giving person," Archer said. "There was never any hesitation."
Archer was on dialysis waiting for a donor, and he said Borgert's offer to donate a kidney was "life-changing."
"I was living off machines," Archer said. "I would have died. Now I can live a normal life."
Borgert was named 2013 Citizen of the Year for her dedication and leadershipin many aspects of the community.
"She was always promoting and helping children with mental and developmental disabilities," incoming Chamber President Josh Little said while presenting Borgert with the award.
For more information about the Citizen of the Year and other award winners, see the Friday, Nov. 15 edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News.